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USPS to Acquire 66,000 Electric Delivery Trucks as Part of Sustainability Push

HeadlineDec 21, 2022

The U.S. Postal Service says it will purchase 66,000 electric delivery trucks over the next few years and aims to almost exclusively acquire 100% electric starting in 2026. About a third of the USPS’s $9.6 billion budget for its electric fleet will come from the Inflation Reduction Act. Biden has ordered federal agencies to purchase only zero-emission vehicles by 2035.

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